DevOps Team Manager

Summary

Join LegalMatch as the DevOps Team Manager/Scrum Master and leverage your technical expertise and Agile leadership to optimize DevOps practices. You will oversee the DevOps team, ensuring seamless operations and a high-performing culture, while driving continuous improvement in deployment and monitoring. This role blends technical strategy and team leadership, promoting Agile methodologies for effective value delivery. You will develop and implement a scalable DevOps strategy, manage the product backlog, and ensure system performance and security. Leading and mentoring the team, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and fostering collaboration are key aspects. Continuous improvement through identifying gaps and enforcing best practices is also crucial.

Requirements

• At least 5 years as a DevOps Team Manager (or in a similar role)
• Lives and breathes the principles of servant leadership
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a scalable, efficient, and secure DevOps strategy to ensure business continuity
• Manage and prioritize the DevOps product backlog, emphasizing business value and technical feasibility
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of LegalMatch systems and applications
• Oversee the design, implementation, and improvement of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring systems
• Integrate Agile workflows into DevOps practices to enhance delivery speed and team performance
• Lead, mentor, and manage the DevOps team, fostering a proactive, results-driven, and continuously improving culture
• Set team objectives, monitor performance metrics, and conduct regular reviews
• Identify skill gaps and facilitate training programs to support team member development
• Establish and manage individual goals for team members, ensuring alignment with team strategy
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Serve as a servant leader, removing impediments and empowering the team to meet sprint objectives
• Promote collaboration and effective communication within the team and across departments
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring alignment on DevOps priorities and progress
• Communicate updates on progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to leadership and stakeholders
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify gaps, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance DevOps practices
• Develop and enforce best practices across the DevOps ecosystem to ensure continuous optimization

Preferred Qualifications

Agile Scrum Master Certification